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Mr. Meyer is a sports fan from the city of Edmonton. The Edmonton Flyers were an Edmonton hockey team.

Kathryn Chase Merrett was born and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. She obtained a BAHons (1966) and an MA (1968) in English Literature from the University of Manitoba.

She came to Edmonton in 1967 and taught English Literature at the University of Alberta as a Sessional Lecturer in 1967-1968. In 1974 she received a diploma in Architectural Technology from NAIT and worked as an architectural programmer in the city until 1986. In 1992 she earned an MA in History from the University of Alberta after which she worked as an independent scholar and local historian.

Mal Merideth was a foreman with the City of Edmonton.

Edmund “Arthur” Jarvis Meredith was born December 13, 1864 to Edmund Allan Meredith and Anne Francis Jarvis in Toronto, Ontario. Arthur was the son of Edmund Allen Meredith, Under Secretary of State for Canada from 1847 - 1867. Arthur married Isobel Osler on February 26, 1889.

In 1894, Arthur Meredith traveled west to South Edmonton and began work as a dairy farmer. When he had become established, his wife and children made the trip and joined him.

After a short illness with pneumonia, Edmund Arthur Jarvis Meredith died on January 15, 1895 and was buried in St. James Cemetery in Toronto with his mother’s family, the Jarvis’.

Isobel’s uncle, Edmund Boyd Osler, traveled to Edmonton to close Arthur’s business interests and assisted Isobel and her children in their move back to Toronto.

The Canadian Club of Edmonton was organized in December 1906. Mr. John A. McDougall, the first president of the club, gave the inaugural address at the first luncheon meeting in January 1907. Once a ladies branch was formed a few years later the club added "Men's" to its name. Each bi-monthly luncheon featured a speaker on a topic of "wide public interest", and visitors to the city frequently took the podium to spark members' discussions. Copies of the speeches were collected and published. By July 1991 the Club became known again as the Canadian Club of Edmonton and adopted club bylaws January 1995.

David Mellec was born in 1958 to Rose and Stanley Mellec in Edmonton. David worked as a labourer in Edmonton. David Mellec died 30 Jul 1994. He is buried with his parents at the Peaceful Pines Cemetery in Whitecourt, AB.

Arlene Meldrum was born and raised in Edmonton. She has long been involved as a volunteer with skating and community leagues and became the first woman president of the Federation of Community Leagues from 1974- 1976. She was also involved with the Commonwealth Games Volunteers Committee and the Klondike Association. She was chosen Edmonton Jaycee Citizen of the Year in 1979 and has lectured on recreation at Grant MacEwan College. Ms Meldrum (nee Jones) married Jack Meldrum and together they had three daughters.

Meadowcroft Housing Corporation
In the late 1960s there was a lack of affordable housing for the high number of seniors living in the inner city. In 1968 Rev. Harry Meadows, minister at McDougall United Church and board member of Bissell Centre, a United Church outreach ministry, contacted Doug Matheson, a lawyer and member of Robertson United Church, to see what might be done. Doug in turn contacted his friend Don Carlson of Carlson Construction who agreed to design and build what would become Meadowcroft Seniors’ Residence. In 1971 accountant Reg Appleyard joined the group to provide financial expertise.
Bissell Housing Corporation Ltd. was incorporated in 1972. The name was changed to Meadowcroft Housing Corporation Ltd. in 1977, then to Matheson Seniors Housing Corporation in 2010.
Construction on Meadowcroft Seniors’ Residence began in 1971 and was officially completed in 1973. The site occupies 1.85 acres and provides affordable housing for low-income seniors. In 1996 a similar project called Douglass Tower was attempted on land adjacent to Meadowcroft, but financing could not be secured and the project failed to materialize.
The Meadowcroft Tenants Association formed in 1973, and provided social programs and a newsletter. Meadowcroft Tenants’ Association Executive ran the majority of social programs, meet with management to discuss improvements. Over the years the newsletter was taken over by the staff, but the Tenants Association still provides many social programs. In 1995 the Meadowcroft Tenants Association was incorporated, providing legal protection and the eligibility to apply for grants.

Meadowcroft Holdings
In 1973 Carlson Construction donated $100,000 to the Bissell Housing Corporation and Meadowcroft Holdings was created to invest the money. Using this nest egg, Meadowcroft Housing has brokered deals for different properties to be used as low-income housing, including the 9 unit Sherbrook Townhouses, purchased in 2009.

Meadowcroft Housing Society of Edmonton
In 1977 Meadowcroft Housing Corporation bought the 176 unit Brentwood Homes townhouse complex, and Meadowcroft Housing Society of Edmonton was incorporated in 1977 to hold the Brentwood property. As part of the financing agreement, the Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation would not allow the total units to be less than 176. If Meadowcroft wanted to make room for seniors without the present tenants losing their homes they had to build them in advance of tearing down older units. To do this the Meadowcroft Housing Society of Edmonton initiated “Phase II” (also called the Brentwood Homes Infill Project), and erected 31 additional units. This expansion required the land to be rezoned and consolidated into 2 lots. Phase II was built in 1982 by Nu-West Homes for $1,816,323.00.
Meadowcroft Housing Society of Edmonton began loaning other non-profit organizations money in the early 2000s. This practice has benefited local groups such as the Capital Region Housing Corporation and sister company CTD Housing Solutions Edmonton Ltd., as well as Women Building Futures and the Edmonton Housing Assistance Partnership.

J.C. McTavish bought the Grand Trunk Business College in 1905, and renamed it the McTavish Business College. The school, housed in the Bank of Nova Scotia building on 104th and Jasper Avenue, gave a thorough training in secretarial and accounting skills for business use. Both day and night courses were offered for a whole school year. In 1940, Alan McTavish, who was trained as an accountant, replaced his father as principal. Later, Alan's wife Margaret also joined the business. The school ceased operations some time after 1965.

Wallace McSween (1922-1996) caught the performance bug when he was 14. He was asked to perform a solo in a piping concert in his hometown of Drumheller, and though he has nervous, he found that he loved the audience's reaction to his work. In May 1939, he moved to Calgary and joined the Calgary Highlanders as a piper for the militia band. During the Second World War, McSween served with the RCAF, flying 28 missions as a bomber pilot. Demobilized in 1945, he returned to school and completed his Bachelor of Science degree in 1950 and went on to complete a Bachelor of Laws in 1954, both from the University of Alberta. In addition to his studies, McSween began to reengage with his love of performing by acting in the university's drama faculty productions. As a result, it was during his time at the U of A that McSween developed his passion for acting. However, McSween stuck with law following his graduation, and was called to the bar in 1955. Despite trying to balance his legal practice with performing in local amateur theatre, McSween abandoned law in 1966 to act professionally full time. Though he was initially concerned about the prospects of providing for his family on an actor's income, McSween spent the next thirty years acting in plays in Edmonton and across Western Canada, as well as in various television productions. A long time resident of the Avonmore community, in 1999, the city named a local park after Wallace McSween in commemoration contribution to Edmonton's theatre arts community.